mcp-freecad

# 🎉 MCP-FreeCAD v1.0.0 Release Notes **Release Date**: January 27, 2025 **Version**: 1.0.0 **Status**: Stable Release ## 🚀 Overview We are excited to announce the official v1.0.0 release of the MCP-FreeCAD integration! This release marks a significant milestone with a complete FreeCAD addon featuring Claude 4 + Thinking Mode integration, comprehensive tool implementations, and a professional GUI interface. ## ✨ Major Features ### 🤖 AI Integration - **Claude 4 with Thinking Mode**: Advanced AI reasoning capabilities for complex CAD problems - **Multi-Provider Support**: Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), and OpenRouter (13+ models) - **Real-time Chat Interface**: Interactive AI assistance within FreeCAD - **Secure API Key Management**: Safe storage and handling of credentials ### 🛠️ Complete Tool Suite - **Primitives Tool**: Create boxes, cylinders, spheres, cones, and tori - **Operations Tool**: Boolean operations (union, cut, intersection), transformations (move, rotate, scale) - **Measurements Tool**: Distance, angle, volume, area, bounding box, and edge length calculations - **Export/Import Tool**: Support for STL, STEP, IGES, and BREP formats ### 🎨 Professional GUI - **5-Tab Interface**: - AI Models: Provider selection and configuration - Connections: MCP server connection management - Servers: Server monitoring and control - Tools: Execute MCP tools with visual feedback - Logs: Real-time activity monitoring - **Modern Design**: Clean, intuitive interface built with PySide2 - **Real-time Updates**: Live status indicators and progress feedback ### 🔧 Technical Improvements - **Robust Error Handling**: Graceful error recovery and user-friendly messages - **Comprehensive Logging**: Detailed activity logs for debugging - **Version Consistency**: All components updated to v1.0.0 - **Test Coverage**: Basic unit tests for core functionality ## 📦 What's Included ### FreeCAD Addon (`freecad-ai/`) - Complete workbench implementation - All tool implementations (primitives, operations, measurements, export/import) - AI provider integrations (Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter) - Professional GUI with 5 functional tabs - Installation and configuration guides - Basic test suite ### Core MCP Server (`src/mcp_freecad/`) - MCP protocol implementation - Multiple connection methods (launcher, wrapper, server, bridge, mock) - FreeCAD integration layer - Performance optimizations ### Documentation - Comprehensive README files - Installation guide (INSTALL.md) - AI models documentation - Thinking mode guide - Updated changelog ## 🔄 Changes from Previous Version ### Added - ✅ Complete operations.py implementation (boolean operations, transformations) - ✅ Full measurements.py implementation (all measurement types) - ✅ Export/import functionality with multiple format support - ✅ Basic unit test suite - ✅ Installation guide - ✅ Release documentation ### Fixed - ✅ Version consistency across all files - ✅ Runtime errors in GUI components - ✅ Test compatibility issues - ✅ Documentation accuracy ### Updated - 📝 All version numbers to v1.0.0 - 📝 Release date to 2025-01-27 - 📝 CHANGELOG with accurate feature list - 📝 README files with current status ## 📊 Statistics - **Lines of Code Added**: ~3,500+ - **Tools Implemented**: 4 complete tool modules - **AI Providers**: 3 (Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter) - **File Formats Supported**: 6 (STL, STEP, IGES, BREP, OBJ, FCStd) - **Test Coverage**: 13 unit tests passing ## 🚀 Installation ### Via FreeCAD Addon Manager (Recommended) 1. Open FreeCAD 2. Go to Tools → Addon Manager 3. Search for "MCP Integration" 4. Click Install 5. Restart FreeCAD ### Manual Installation ```bash cd ~/.local/share/FreeCAD/Mod/ git clone https://github.com/jango-blockchained/mcp-freecad.git MCPIntegration ``` See [INSTALL.md](freecad-ai/INSTALL.md) for detailed instructions. ## 🔧 Configuration 1. Switch to "MCP Integration" workbench in FreeCAD 2. Go to AI Models tab 3. Enter your API key (Claude, Gemini, or OpenRouter) 4. Test connection 5. Start using AI-powered CAD! ## 🧪 Testing Run the test suite: ```bash cd freecad-ai python tests/test_tools.py ``` All 13 tests should pass. ## 📝 Known Limitations - Code generator tool implementation pending (planned for v1.1) - Advanced AI features (token monitoring) deferred to future release - Some UI polish items pending ## 🎯 Next Steps ### For Users 1. Install the addon 2. Configure your preferred AI provider 3. Try the example workflows in the documentation 4. Report any issues on GitHub ### For Developers 1. Explore the codebase 2. Run the test suite 3. Contribute improvements 4. Add new tools or features ## 🙏 Acknowledgments Special thanks to: - The FreeCAD development team - Anthropic for Claude API - Google for Gemini API - OpenRouter for universal model access - All contributors and testers ## 📞 Support - **GitHub Issues**: [Report bugs](https://github.com/jango-blockchained/mcp-freecad/issues) - **Documentation**: See the comprehensive guides in the addon folder - **Community**: Join discussions on the FreeCAD forum ## 🎉 Conclusion MCP-FreeCAD v1.0.0 represents a major milestone in bringing AI capabilities to FreeCAD. With complete tool implementations, professional GUI, and robust AI integration, users can now leverage advanced AI assistance for their CAD workflows. Thank you for your support and happy designing! --- **Version**: 1.0.0 **Release Date**: 2025-01-27 **Author**: jango-blockchained **License**: MIT